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(e) Other Action.—As a result of the working arrangements between
the Clerk to the Guardians and the Public Health Department, the closest
co-operation existed between the Vaccination Officer and Public
Vaccinators and the Department.
VACCINATION.
The proportion of contacts who accepted vaccination in the early
part of the year (approximately 20 per cent.) tended to decline as the
year went on, until at the end of the year few contacts were being
vaccinated.
It is unfortunate there is no means of compelling the vaccination of
all persons who have been in contact with cases of Smallpox, subject to
the certification by the Medical Officer of Health (or his Deputy), that
it is necessary for the prevention of the spread of the disease. This
qualification is advisable, since the case of Smallpox may be discovered
too late for the vaccination to be of any protective value.
The Vaccination Officer, Mr. P. Ryan, has kindly furnished me with
the following particulars regarding vaccination in the Borough:—